KuojenTsaoMD

Pediatric (General) Surgery • Houston, TX

Professor, Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Medical School, Houston

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Office
6410 Fannin St
1400
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 832-325-7234

Fax+1 713-512-2221

Education & Training

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of MedicineFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 2005 - 2007
University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2005
University of California San Francisco School of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2000 - 2002
University of Kansas School of MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2001 - Present
FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
TX State Medical License 2007 - 2028
TX State Medical License 2007 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2000 - 2005
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

The Role of Anti-Reflux Surgery for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Premature Infants With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Start of enrollment: 2009 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 4
Timing of Inguinal Hernia Repair in Premature Infants Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Dilute Povidone-iodine Irrigation vs No Irrigation for Children With Acute, Perforated Appendicitis Start of enrollment: 2016 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 2
Extended Criteria For Fetal Myelomeningocele Repair Start of enrollment: 2016 Jan 26
Completed
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Povidone-iodine Irrigation for Prevention of Intra-abdominal Abscess in Pediatric Perforated Appendicitis: A Multi-center Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Study Start of enrollment: 2023 Dec 01
Not yet recruiting
Phase 4
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

11 citations
Early Administration of Magnesium Sulfate during Open Fetal Myelomeningocele Repair Reduces the Dose of Inhalational Anesthesia
Roopali Donepudi, Melissa Huynh, Kenneth J. Moise, Ramesha Papanna, Anthony Johnson
Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy. 2019-01-01
54 citations
Fetal Treatment 2017: The Evolution of Fetal Therapy Centers - A Joint Opinion from the International Fetal Medicine and Surgical Society (IFMSS) and the North America...
Anita J. Moon-Grady, Ahmet Baschat, Darrell L. Cass, Mahesh Choolani, Joshua A. Copel
Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy. 2017-01-01
24 citations
Safety culture: an integration of existing models and a framework for understanding its development
Tiffany M. Bisbey, Molly P. Kilcullen, Eric J. Thomas, Madelene J. Ottosen, KuoJen Tsao
Human Factors. 2021-02-01

Press Mentions

First Center Dedicated to Mom and Baby Safety Created by March of Dimes and PartnersMay 16th, 2017
Umbilical Cord Patch Could Be Method for Fetal Spina Bifida RepairJuly 13th, 2016

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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